The weekly telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1885-1899, November 23, 1886, Image 1
Je ga. marble scandal
rt(04VIT BlSABBB’d TESTIMONY
ll ptTEHS OUT SMALL.
A, I)u»r Tolls about an Indefinite
-Winner Wound up by Mem
bers of the Committee—The
Investigation Continued.
ituXtL November 18.'—The committee
minted to investigate the charges of
jnsinat Judge Fain and ex-Senator
. rtinaud the alleged Matietta and North
JJJL railroad lobby, met in the Senate
timber to-night Senator Huberts and
“ es£ ntative Henry were absent Judge
p Senator Rankin and James P. Har-
ere present. Gen. Phillips was too
.toattend. N. J. Hammond appeared
mnnsel for Judge Fain and James P.
Col. Rankin declined to employ
came he brought a big roll of money and
gave it to Phillips, who divided it with Fain
and Rankin, giving witness $50, who went
down Btairs for pen and ink and paper
Witness gave a receipt, and Hatrison took a
receipt for the rest of the money.
Here, MoLenden. Senator liutt, Repre
sentative Harrison and Chairman nawkos
gave the witness a searching cross-examina
tion. That of Messrs. Butt and Harrison
was especially so, and before they finished
it was clear that the evidence of this, the
main witness to the grave charges, was rot
ten. The witness, with many stops and turns,
began as well as he might to swallow the
charge so far as it related to Rankin, and
tried to explain that that there had never
been any understanding whatever with
Rankin about the business, and that Ran
kin had never been present at the confer
ences when the lobbying was disouBsed,
and that the money paid him that night
was simply a present, which Phillips
thought ought to be given him because he
was a poor man, and his position in favor
of Georgia marble had been valuable to the
lobby.
When Mr. Harrison in his plain, blunt.
side, and has made the chargea
upon the suggestion of others?
Has he done this without information to
support him? or does he know more than
the committee and Colonel Hammond
oould get out of him beeanse afraid to
speak?
Before being excused Judge Fain asked
BUaner: Did yen ever sco me smoke a
cigar? Did you e* er pay for an oyster sup
per for me or a he tel bill? Did you ever
see me approach a member of the
Legislature on the subject of Georgia mar
ble, or did you ever see anybody pay me a
dollar, as you have charged?
The witness looked hard at Judge Fain
The Funeral Will be on Monday Morning—
President Cleveland Orders the
Usual Signs of Mourning—Got.
Hill's Proclamation,
the people of the Stale tiro agnin
oalled to mourn. Chatter Allen Ar
thur entered into rest at
hla residence in New York
city early this morning, no had always
made his home within onr State, and from
his early manhood had occupied within it
places of official distinction. As a citizen
of New Y'ork Stoto he was elected Vice-
President by the whole people. Upon tho
death of President ■ Garfield he bocamo
President by succession, and with dignity
to himself and with honor to tho country
be filled that highest office in onr govern
ment.
“In all his life he boro without abuse the
name of gentleman.
“Remembering the services and admiring
the character of President Arthur, it is fit
ting we should, by such action as may be
deemed appropriate, show respect in his
death, and show respect for the high official
position which he held by tho choice of hie
countrymen.”
In perfecting the arrangements (or tho
ii, iiawkes, chiirman, stated that the
least Messrs. Fain and Rankin ft™"”““ V™*. Want,
.e investigated first, and the Mari-1 ^
North Georgia raliroTd I ft, 0 ®? 4 ? 8 ? 1 " 14 that the P 1 **?,,?®-
w ftC I furred to be had noe Been General Phillips
the following witnesses were summoned ft,™ Fain a dollar or Rankin a dollar, and
%‘urnsanLat-arms. William Harrison. I ‘hat he knew of no contract by which
administered the oath: James A. ™ ner taln or ““km to be paid
, George B. Phillips, J. A. Biraner, mo . D ®Z;. .. ....... .
r ’ u p Harrison and 13 this point, midnight, the examination
W Abbott. E P Howell I ot tlie witneBS was suspended, and Colonel
b “ to summoned,' but was Hammond's croesexaminatian was deferred
“ n t. The witnesses were requested |! to-morrow night It is the impression
Staring the examination, the ex- ‘ bat tbat ^ft eu v ? oIon ft Ha ““ond is
■nation for the committee was conducted | * bl ft?? b w ft)} k 'u> there will be
Jiihendon, other members occasionally a memW^f
Eratified that ho is general manager tbe ““"‘ft* who believes
Keorgia Marble Company, near Ma- B,s ? n0 ' 8 ata f em “ t : He is getting wound
a on the Marietta and North Georgia n R' n lh6 .° lla - ft, 13 ‘° be honed the corn
ea At the time refened to in the I “ ,ttee will be able to probe him to the
„ tS j a8 . P. Harrison was interested in
K e vtorks a few miles shove, the
Tiivcranee Mining Company. In 1884
prior to the session of the Legislature
isi I Unison had frequent conversations I
reference to haviog the Georgia mar- 1
is yet ahead.
THE GERMAN WAR SERVICE.
his remarkable affidavit.
The second branch of the investigation
promises some interesting developments.
Atlanta, November 19.—Tho invest!
o o gating committee met promptly in tho Sen-
Adopted for the material of the new I ate chamber to-nigbt. There wa3 about the
Ji„G Ha'rison fiDally proposed that a samo attendance as last night, and deep in-
” 4 tj c [(fort should ho made to bring terest manifested. Bison.r was put on the
to public notice,to the attention stand again and farther examined by the
the Legislature and the capitoi committee. Before he was turned over to
bIod. Finally an agreement was Col. Hammond he was asked as to the origin
up to be signed of his affidavit charging Fain and Rankin
Harrison for the Forsevcrancc with oorr aptly taking money for their infiu-
in2 Compony and the Georgia Marble once in triing to have Hue Legit la-
,Jk T setting forth the terms and the Wre adopt Geoigia marble. The witness
■tin the expenso to be borne by each. 1 admitted that he did not wnte the affidavit,
rBinned this paper as gcnerul Diana- He was first approached on the subject by
and sent it to his president, H. C. George R. Eager, general manager of the
aests. Chicago, who returned it dis- Marietta and North Georgia railroad, and
V I subsequently E. P. Howell talked it over
M Hammond here suggested that un-1 with him, who, he was given to under-
rthe rules of evidence, this paper should I stand, would not publish the inter-
i,reduced, if in existence, as the best views making the charges without
Sea of its contents. such affidavit. The affidavit was pro-
iir licL-ndon replied that the committee I pared in Hoke Smith's offioe who
decided not to adhere to the strict dictated it to his stenographer, andIBisaner
ribuUo lu\VG an open, full aud ante- pigued it. There were present in the office
^investigation, and give unlimited *t the time witness, General Phillips, Hoke
Six to all parties. Smith and the stenographer. During this
stated the terms of the proposed portion of the examination, and last mght, — __ —. .
T*i tbe^oommfssioD selected Georgia | enact* to the p .>metirbyt& ofMOtWll.
.teacrance^aho^d divide the^mstMiai oyMe^.u^rs^f of^h^ “»* "-ns,ruction includes increased | !» ’
U furnished iu proportion to the lacili- he charged up to James, 1. Hamson.
to tiroducedL Upon pressure on these points he was un-
fcLa, h !n V amount of money, if I able 1° State positively that he had ever
ti have the marble seleoted, to be I P a 'd such bills except for himself.
id in equitable proportion. When I He insisted that Harrison hail paid hotel
fill through Duar agreed to pay Har-1 bills for Phillips and for himself, but
$500 if tho Georgia marble was I not for Fain and Rankin.
,,M, aud the Georgia Murblo Company I Upon further examination as to the
toed a contract to furnish as much as I transactions in Judge Fain’s room
M feat of marble. Clements ratified 1 at Mercer's on the night of
i Shortly after the session of 1881 December 20, 1884, witness got in the posi-
nbon demanded of tho Georgia Marble tion of uncertainty and variableness in
psny $1,700 as their share of the ex-1 which the examination left him last night,
i be had been to during the session in In reference to his statement last night
ins for Georgia marble. He claims to I and tn his card in the Constitution that at
impended over $3,000. There waa con- the time he did not know that there was
Mile controversy over this, but finally 1 anything oriminal in the acts of Fain and
demand waa settled by paying Harrison Rankin, Mr. Gamble of the committee
0. The date of this demand was No- asked why if he thought
iberorDeeembir, 1885. there was nothing wrong he
i&MMxatulned by Mr. Hammond-Have did not want to see. the
L 'iaPickena three yean; owned forty- money paid Fain and Rankin that night, M
abaresin the Georgia Marble Compa- he bau atated several times. This stag-
1100 each, 15 per ci ut. paid in. Waa gered tho witness, and he failed to answer
manager at a salary of $1,800. In [ satisfactorily, ,, , ,
i for the adoption of Georgia mar- Mr. Mword showed wltites* the last
New Yonx, November 18.—Ex-President
Chester A. Arthur died at 5 o'cloek this
, —•— morning at his residence, No. 123 Lexing-
aahe eskeaeachot the questions, but to ton avenue. He had been ai ing for some
cachone answered negatively. time from a complication of diseases, prin-
® „r 0I nui ttee “H® 4 H e nry C. Clem-1 cipallv kidney ufleetion. He spent thesnm-
f?* 81 -, of Cbi«i(; 0 , who is president of i m er at a watering place, and it wassup-
thW Georgia Marble Company, and ex posed that this had strengthened somewhat
amined him u to the history of bis enfeebled condition. His death was nn-
the transactions of his company with Har- expected, it not being snpposod outside his
rison in the matter of getting marble used in household thai ho was in any immediate
the now capitoi, His evidence was abont danger.
<MiiPH < this*morning ^ He'stided'thid Harri I A88 °“ n 88 news ft Arthur's death I ot ex.rresident ArVhnr, It baa been
son had renZented that he had ex oen,led W 1 fla 8 a on pub lie determined to change tho date of the cere-
abontM^OiKHn trjfng to procure thisieg P ft 01 !?’ "“ft theruorning of Monday, in order
MarUe’““compmy 611 ‘should® G£ »°hare Arthur had lived at No. 129 Lexington the “members" 1 of® h7s"“ cabinet" and
Marble Company should share „enue for twenty ycars or more. A stroke others of distinction, who have tele-
troversv over the raatZ and I °1 ?f Teb,al 8p ?‘ ) h X ?’ .^ u,ld ?^ , ' ?ft K“>Phoil their desire to be present at
a nronosition to arbitrate lint TParrl'ann I ou. ef 60»«.u by .u« oti^Doiug puj- the obsequies. The services will be held
ISSStoWed^Rh fOT $750 W s ' omn !' ft 8 lif «, T*ie atioke Monday morning at 9 o'clock precisely in the
finally settled a8 8tatt ' d ' a " earn, in h,s sleep between Tne-iluy nigh (Jhnfh of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth avenue
Of .rSSel 8nd Wednesday morning, and he did not an d Forty-flfth street Rev. Dr. D. Parker
witness did not know lio^tha inonav ™ 11 ? thereafter. HU death was poioleM- will officiate at the funeral, oert-ted by llov.
m ent or .o .m!,! 1 * 8 8,0W R oio K nnt “ f a burnedulown candle. W . A. Leonard, rector of St John's Church
P Clemer 1 ts'steat?mnnvw»aai™iobtfo,w.,d For hours before the end camo he was un- iu Washington, where the ex-President oe-
U i straightforward I conso i, v .s to his surroundings. His son casionally attended,
ws8 8tatffii> the?actsio e far Pr M B h« o^hU 8 “ 44an Khter, his sister, his former law Major-General Schofield called at the
eompony 1 were*conneetedZth®the > ®tr > a r nreic® I P*H ucr ’ Sherman W Knevals, and his house to-night and tendered the services
tions raffed to ““ “ “ transne- O lo»„ t friend. Surrogate Rollins, were ot 0 f his military forco for the funeral. After
hods rererrea to. his Bedside. All reports to the contrary, I co n,ultuur with Mr. McElroy. Arthur’s
The committee adjourned to Monday Arthur's health had not improved during brothor-iu-law, a guard of honor was sc-
The next witness will nrobabW h» . I bm sUy at New London several wteks ago, (, e pted, but the nurabtr of men has not
P Ilariw.^witness wiU probably be James an d on his return, on October 1st, he was been decided on. Very manv telegrams of
Aeeentine os tme .he stetemenis ef , ‘ 0 bet "' r tb “ n when he lt£ ‘ 1110 cit ?' As condolence have been received by the
° f *»«• passed, no permanent improvement tamily to .d ay .
«nZZ^nPr'h^^n'nrd I | November is.-Fisg, on
{ th b ? *S. P f »? ! sadden Btroke qh tho ono to which he the ROYeruraent baildina*, Ilyina nt half
GetZa 0 ‘rnaZo 10 * R mtd tb ®“afZwsrd! 8U00U,nbed V In c ft cob ' ed condition m8K t inn high Mind this nforning, oon-
it. 8 snhe.i.,ub,n h„ .h„ T ®’‘ B alisht 8 Hokeof spoplsw. woffid keyed to thq atbsns of Washington ffie first
for nnblie 1 lfmesteno^h.ZniJuHee^ ‘“JS prove falai to a robust patient. IVith the intimation „f t i, e death of ex-Prosidtnt
Mil stn h m te ft, w beginning of the present week a marked Chester A. Arthur. The news spread rap-
Z1 T,n^nS ie h S | t | h m.^is I? cbaDgc for tho better had set in. Taestlay idly, and was received with expressions of
ft “ d hopofu ly
It w«h after midnight when hi^ attendant I haaltb that had been received from time to
left him alone in hia bedroom, and nothing | time.
houn^Hew»*not l dU?mrt)®ed®nnSlris*aGI tion^MV®ns«to b PrasJdent^Ar25ui?*dwbiB
tendant entered his room at 8 o'clock yes- J 1 , 0 ' 1 very DeBr ft ftosident Arthur during
terffiiy niornirg. He found Mr. Artbnr I bia occupancy of the executivo mansion, in
20.—TTiearmysepten- wfony iiiormug. commenting upon the news, said he wag
gradually ‘™nspiring IjinKonftsftde, breathing heavily, and I u iae(U( 8 ^ ^ , eD( , lU o( tima the
press, oi-close a ma- could not ronso him. The family unswored ex i> r0 siilcnt had borne np under hiB fatal af-
Every Branch of It to He at Once Ang-
inenteft.
Dehlin, Novembei 20.—'The army septec
nato propoaalB, as gradually tranBpiriu(
through the official press, oiiclose a ma-1 oouia noi ronHo mm iuo iamey ““"“''feu i ej jqcijont had borne up under his i.i«*
ffie«rv b e m0tOan8meDt ® T ® ry I I ^'lon. . Although posacsscd of a strong
The Gazette and other papers argue that
the population has increaseil from.. - ■ i wreca oi ms iiwwiu waa uuhcri luoinsuin.
45,500,000 to 47,000,000, while the army on “eon in attendance upon Mr. Arthnr It hftd beRU Mr Arthur’s practice, said this
a peace footing remains at 445,000 men, it thresugboa* hM iUnras, and who rMponded g antleniaD> not only while holding Presi-
ii expected to create a now annual couUu- j promptly and at once saw he was snner-1 0 jj ce but for many years prior, to
gent ot 25,000 men. This Is the minimum ‘“8 Horn a stroks of cerebral apoplexy. , ?1 , h , day. He never retired bo-
proposed in the government’splan, which is A small blood vessel iu the brain had fore 2 O . olock in t j ie niorning, and begin
to form a new army corps of 20.000j burst, and p.r'-L'-i r., ht aftc n ; ug b ia work late in the afternoon hours,
' ^LonasZdJd aMHMh. th. midnight.bona
tn brino I tU« lout BIX Weeks of blB rUtideUCO
me army reconsirucuon idciuucb incrtasea i *g vain].but no efforts^^wero Bparea lo bnng I ttt the White Hon«o Lis health wm inn
field artillery, a now regiment of siege ar- th » ?*,!' L \uTrth?rla^m« 7 ‘Ivpiorabie condition, a fact whioh ho fuliy
tiliery, with a contingent of engineers and were all alike fruitless. Arthurlay mo- te * lized
augmented divisions of cavalry and horse tlonless and speechless all day. He knew
artillery. ' I what was going on abont him, for he
Associated with these changes are
fixing tho limits of servi
each grade, and a revised scheme | »“•'*“z | rotary.
of promotion. These flropoaals invest consciousness. „„i«. House at about 9 o'olook, and meroiy
the coming session of the Reichstag with k“L 1 !L® b n , J P .b,ni htnle<1 tb “l General Arthur died at 5 o’clock
unwonted interest. I mora difflquH respiration, and other sigy | tM> mornln „ Th# rresHeDt was very
An analysis of tbo present sUto of parties ft phjsioft Wluro, iDdwaUd to tbe * 8l ® b ' mnob shocked at tho intelligeneo and at
shows the Conservativis have 74 votes, I £nl ® y ® 8 ftJft F^ 8laia “ 8 ft at * b ®.°n 4 I once indited the following telegram of
National Liberals 51, Realm party 27, 4r »wiog near. The ehamge for the woreo Ja|l> to u McElroy, the .ex-Pre»i
Center 100, Poles 15, People's party 71,1 c ““« °“ r .“l ,1,,ly ' aDd si ft r , “ft “'ft' 1 J ‘ ‘
Social Democrats 25, and Independents 25. Jjf® gathered at his bedside. Dr,
Three seals are vacant William Valentine, Dr. Peters and
solid rote for the partner, and Burrogato Rollins stayed
The first offioia! information received by
“Accept mv heartfelt symputhy in year
personal grief and the expres-
tar the Center will support .the measure.
Failing of a decisive mejo ''
will at once appeal
country, and official circles
i*th« plZ®wll 0P frMV l nsYdrind msny I ola“s'e in the affidavit whiA MSjtffid that
Wt«publi»hed favorioa It. Coaid not I tho monoy paid that night to luin mid
I ray naptrs but the Constitution, Rankin was for theirJuices in working
b published some editorial matter, and I the Legislature, and asked him if it was
I communications writ ten hy Mar* I true or not. ,, „ . ,. ,
i rad Piromis Dell. Was ashamed to I Witness said it was literally true, which
(like Constitution was the only Georgia I was iu contradictionof! previous sUtements.
puke subscribed for ; saw an editorial I Coloml llammoud[here begantheicroes-
Ith* Constitution which was advene to examination, and soon hail the vutness
^^..^“thatUme, which
iko cross-examination of Colo- L. help Mm to ffiftng bj, ft.
^“iHraimond the witness was not so clear I committee kindly but firmly refused this
'positive iu his information a* on the i^ueet.^ ^ ^ if behad aotMpa .
H A Bisaner, of Marietta rated from bis wife. ^to answer,
money to General Phillips in the. view J ■, b M <obt r when he
of Fsin and Rankin,with whom he then asked *rtn«ft be J“Xn he w r ote
psymest of their ••rvmes to siened the affid ( ^ . t - CourfUutioa,
&J2& “~ bl ® 8nbsli ‘ nted f0t I ^r^n^nfsober 1 to-night
Ns middle aged man, bold, rather Witness said bethought hawaa
^pon^ingface, mid slouehily dreraed. Are you not frtquenUy drunk?
examination, he recited at first nextqcestion. .ometimes under the
ifliv Jte® a “noy, how he waa employed J? iSfuoi; but objected to that
m November, 1884, to work up pfluence of nquor, t
’ ^ in f»vor of the Georgis marble, bne 0, c ““ k ft i 5 he had not been arrested
t0 ft. 8U * e, “«“ t,, > u “ figured as ft 9 wrara H ^ bim wUb per j ury .
V'Sbt bower, and was the general on J.* 8 " 8 ^ -ft? but gave an expiairation
“tf of lbs lobby. He went to Marietta Witness eaia yva, uu.
- iTnui I *Um rsir.vnmiitallCeB. ^
thetffi-
■‘■‘“‘w Atlanta next day. Told ruu-1 q n ”“''“"-7" dement in the two cards
ft Hanison would pay him for bi8 1 davit, and * b . j- na , ate i n the Consti-
ft 8cm. Utile time after Phillip* I poblrahed ower bi. eignarar
would need assistance in working | tutonIffia L todataHi 0 ( tMa exami-
Hi>Uture, and Decemcer 13tU wanted 'V ubo “ l 8ft a repetition of what
touty to get help. Bisarer told Har- nation, mu . bf g j, bU fflrient to
■ *bo gave up »is for that purfcee, was wued you test mg^ m fioilh ed,
hisster gave to Phillips, who said he I eay ‘bat wh cbarR0 } n the
‘"V" 4 * 9 Fain. The first time wit- evera “.terW^ {ar M BUaner s
J*» Ism waa in the letter's room at I affidavit and toe , util(acton ] y dis-
1 ftS* 1 ' Afteru ard'a witness, PhiUji*. knowledge ft w itneee’e own mouth.
'.Hartisou.ua Fain met in Fain's Frovedoutofthewun ^^ [f ^
•M confened about this In answer tea nos. i, h.
F bey ware then working the
“•••I
is, „ l “«fe had been some effort made
kftft**«\but»speech of Dr. Felton*
The efforla of the alleged
kill? ftectad to the invcstlgatioDe
S™ 4 * by the Senate committee, and
a-, (,:** Tt *y active in working np evi-
la' teat committee.
%!• •«>>« o( December - th, the day
Vba Jftj^wijourned, witneea, Phillips.
Fain were in Fain’s room
waning for lUrrison to coma
«wi ®°p*y. Harrison was lata 404
went after him. When Harrison
part .the msssnre. wiin urn. ““ " served them well in their highest trust, and
majority Bismarck I en d came. He hadbeenenUrely senseless for won (beir af y cct i on by an exhibition of the
sptal to the Hour*, a " 4 die4 "ftj 1 ®" 1 j best traits of true American character,
couuury, uiu official ci roles .ft “.7“ fuftTnmlnb [Signed | “Gkovku Ci.«velasd,"
toU sp'provbthe 1 ^mptrouto'toth*whateVM The lunexal wUl take pl.es on Saturday Si President Cleveland to day Issued a proo
mands, under the influenceofffie European I wsanot'a uemberol I mansion and d.partmenU be draped in
the FrenMi‘narty P ^ 8 ^ strength of ft ch k cch liat bia wiio tormct i y attended muuniing for thirtj days, and that pubUo
the Erencb party. 1 that church. 1 bubiuess in the departments be suspended
One the distinctive features of tho ex- on the day of the funeral
, Pf. aidant's character woe strong loyalty to I Ex-8ecretary Bout well to-day annonneed
Several Important liieousslooe at the Ne- bur u, em0 ry. Mr. Arlhar'e remains will be » the Court of Chums tho death of ex-
ttonal convention Ye.terday. buried iu Albany Rural cemetery in the President Arthur and the court adjourned
Baltixoiie, November 18.—The Baptist family plot. until Monday as a mark of respect to tho
oonceution met again to-day, aud the relig- Dr. George A. Peters waa found at bia I deceased.
ions exercises were conducted by Rev. L. I office to-day. He said: Arthur died of I Attorney-General Garland will, to-mor-
\V. Crandall, of New York. I cerebral apoplexy, that la, it waa the imme-1 raw, make official announcement of tbs
Future Life” was discussed iu three diate cause. It was oue of the ways in I death of the ex-Prceident to the bnureme
phases, “Endless Punishment,” “Condi-1 which bia trouble might terminate at any Court of the United States,
tional Immortality,” and “Future Probe-1 ame. To that extent it win not unexpected. I President Cleveland aud several of the
tion.” For two or three years Arthur had suffered I members of the cabinet wiU leave here
Rev. E. B. Halbert, of Illinois, read a from an enlarged and enfeebled heart, and I Fridsy night for New York to attend tha
paper on “Endless Punishment," in which a variety of symptpms that alarmed hia 1 funeral of ex-President Arthnr.
be quoted much Scripture egainst those (rietds were the natural result of this con- Senator Sherman will appoint a commit-
who sin and do not repent. dition. He had kidney trouble, Bright's I tee of Hi outers to etteud tne funeral.
“Conditional Immortality" waa discussed disease; but it waa not the I The following orde- was issued from the
byltev. \V. II. Robinson, of Philadelphia, I cause of bis death. A man of I War Department to day;
and “E'uture Probation” by Rev. E. 1L I less powerfnl constitution, wonld have suo-1 “Incompliance with the instruction of
Johnson, of IVnnsrlronU. I cnmoe.1 mn«h •ooner. Hi* “»*»* j ht«ic«! j the Pr sident, on the day of the funeral c!
This will be followed by a paper on strength pulled him through as far is this. I ex-Preeident Arthur, at each military post
Popular indifferenca to religion, by Rev. The fact of the rapidly waning life of Mr, I the troops and cadets will be paraded and
Malcolm McViekar of Toronto, which will Arthur waa not madepublic, and it was not I this order read to them, after which all
be discussed by Rev. J. B. Hawthorne of until some boon after hia death that knowl-1 labors of the day will cease.
Atlanta, Go., and John Peddle of Phils-1 edge of it was on the street. Ah soon as the I The national flag will be displayed at half
Boouxster, k. Y. t November 29.—By
preconcerted er angement, 700 subec.-ihnrs
discontinued tb iruseof the telephone in
this city at noon to-day. c
Rochester, November 20.—The strike
which the Rooh ster telephone cnbscribers
have inaugurated against the Bell Tele
phone Company, whioh controlethe system
in this city, he an here at noon to-.lay,
when tho steam whistlca of nearly every
faotory in the city were blown os n signal
to indicate that the fight against
the company bad begun. The
opposition is to a change in the tariff of
rentals, whi li the telephone company
wishes to int: odnee in this city. The old
rato w*s from $50 lo $G0 per year for the
nso of eu h instrument. Tho now
tariff ohu, ea are at the rate ot
$50 for five hundred messages and a
proportional rato for eaoh additional mes
sage. As s< on ns tho new tariff was made
made knov n the subscribers orga ilzod
a protective association, anil el cted
officers i nd an executive comm ttoe.
The result ot tho deliberations of the asso
ciation v as that each member plclged
himself to stop using his instrument after
noon to-day.
As far os can be learned, all have done
so, and the service is practically paralyzed.
The only business plaoes using the tele
phones to-night are one or two hotels, tele
graph offices, anil cabcffices. Many of tho
instruments ere draped in monraing, or
boxed np, aud have ou them such iuscrip-
t oxs as
“Gone to join theangets,”
“Down with monopolies,” eto.
A meeting of subscribers will be held
Monday night. It is estimated that there .
are 750 telephones idle on aoconnt of tbo
strike.
BX l’RHBIDEN r A HTHPu'd FUNfeRAL.
Tbe Obwqatra iwiu he Unusually Ualct—
The lluuae'a (luaril of Honor.
New You, November 20.—A meeting
wee held by mombors of tbe Produce Ex
change, Maritime Exchange, aud Coffee Ex
change, at their respective quarters, at
which appropriate reaolntioni were passed
in respect to the memory of the late ex-
President and committees named to attend
the funeral. Tho custom house wilt bo
elosed on Monday, except one hour for
clearance of vessels.
The aldermantc committee on tho ob
sequies of ex-Prealdent Arthur met
to-day aud perfeoted the arrangements
for the funeral. They will meet at Wind
sor Hotel Monday morning and accom
panied by Mayor Unoe, Mayor Barker, of
Buffalo, «nl six elective officers of the cor
poration, will proceed to the church, Tney
will not aooompany tha remains further
thin the Grand Central dopotaiter tho ser
vices.
The city hall is being rapidly and appro
priately draped in monraing, which will re
main there tor thirty dajs. The city hall
and other publio building* in Brooklyn are
already very finely draped.
New Yoke, November 20.—Pinel ar
rangements for tbe funeral of ex-l'rnsident
Arthur were completed to-night No one
will be permitted to enter the bonne Mon
day afternoon exc-pt the pall-bearers and
members of the family.
At 32H> o'eloek the body will be taken to
tbeeburcb. Admittance to tbe eburoh will be
by card. Atter the aerviee*, tha military
guard, in command of General Schofield,
will precede the hearse and carnage* to the
depot The train will leave at 10 o'clock
sharp, and no one wiU be permitted to go
on it exoept the pall-bearers and family.
The pall-bearera will be ex-Seoretariea
Gresham, Lincoln, Candler, ex-Poatmaatar-
General Uatton.tx-Attorney-Genenl Brews
ter, General Sheridan, Cornelius Agnew,
Cornelius Blisi, ltobt U. Dunn, George U.
Sharpe, Ghaa. L Tiffany and Cornelius
Vanderbilt
No civio or military organizations will at
tend tbe funeral, end it is the dosiro of tha
family to have everything conducted with
out display.
TIIE IIOUEK GUARD OF HONOR.
Washington, November 20.—John B.
Clark, Jr., clerk of the lionet of Represen
tatives, this evening received a telegram
from Hpeeker Carlisle, dated CoviDgtoo,
Ky., designating the following Representa
tives as a committee to represent the Hotue
at the funeral oi ex-President Arthur:
E’rank Hiseock, chairman; A. P, Hewitt,
W. D. Kelly, A. M. Springer, 'I’bomas B.
Reed, Olin Wellborn, W. W. Phelps, C.
0. Matson, John D. Long, Daniel Ermen-
trout, Robert R. Hitt, llerish Wilkins and
John T. Heard. General Clark has noti
fied the members of the committee
and has requested them to moot at tbe Fifth
Avenue Hotel atO o’olook to-morrow (Sun
day) night. Messrs. Springer, Wellborn,
Matann, Hitt, Wilkins and Heard, who aro
now fa Washington, will leave for New
York to-morrow afternoon.
delpbis.
THE MERCHANT PRINCE*.
death became known flag* were plaoed et meat. At tbe dawn of the day thirteen
half mass on the custom bouse, Tribune gone will be fired end afterwards, at inter-
building, and on mast of the public I vale of thirty minutes between the rising
llialr Mountain rand Bronaht to a CIom I and mercantile buildings. All end setting of the sun, a single gun, and at
br « compromise Onmmtiteo, I State and county civil eoarta bow in j the ekiee of the day a national nalate of
Louisville, November 20.—The Courier- took appropriate action to-day in regard to thirty-eight guns. The offieeraof the army
Journal apecial says: The followers of the death of ex-PresiJent Arthur. will wear crape on tba left arm
Everaone and French, the Mountain Mer- Altod J. Vanderpoel, in the Supreme and on their swords and col
5asa?SA=a»
"S'Sa -I J- «-*£“■ SEi
ftsia *• F&JetaJ:
ft ^.nZ sid c'ntridfcuVn. He
bis avaaivaneaa »n ,utemait
‘*“ U ftXtd, *^ 5SS having tb.
g*fewia , a M g a SV
tool, without being
chant Princee as they an called, bad a I Court chambers, moved an adjournment I ora of the battalion. The
i, ,iii« at H,izard Perrveonntv. Ky.. Wed- ont of reepeet to the memory ot the ex- ensigns of tha several regiments and of
nesdov when a man named Simmonds was I President. He spoke of him in enlogUtie the United States corps of cadets will
killed'* A truce was then held and result- terms as being a worthy citizen and diatin- put in mourning for tha period of
ed in both parties signing on agreement to I guiahed lawyer, who commanded the respect I months. Tbe date and hour of the funeral
leave their' differences to an arbitration of all citizens. He referred to his ability I wiU be communicated to the department
i-immiitM whose decision ahonid be final. I as a soldier and bis career in the custom I commanders by telegraph, and by them to
wSdiig Which Ml concerned ahonid cease house. “His career as Vice-President and their subordinate commanders,
hostili'iee It is, therefore, quite probe- President of the United State*," concluded By command Of Lieutenant-General
ile that the Perry eonnty fend is at an end, | Mr. Vanderpoel, “is something upon which Sheridan. It. C. Drum, Ailj't-General.
at thi* time I cannot apeak, but suigeat A aim Ur order will be Uaned by the
that out of respect, and in bocor of his I Secretary of the Navy, providing for tho
memory, that this court now adjourn for due observance of tbe form* of mourning
the day.” Court then adjourned j at the navy yards and stations. The De-
C. D. Miller, president of tbe New York partment of State will a'so send out formal
Cotton Exchange, called a meeting of the I notification of the ex l'reaident’s decease
member* for Friday, to take action | to oil United State* minis ten and diplo
matic representatives.
ble that the Perry county
at least for the present.
i to Do UU Beet.
Dick A*
Om&hft W orld.
Young Wink*—“Dick, my boy, wUl your
sinter NHlie be home this evening?”
Little Dick—“Gueaso.” —
“it's only a night or two since I called on the death of ex-President Arthnr.
but I'd like to coll again this evening if I Aldaxv, N. Y., November 18.—Governor | Tbe Senators below named will attend
thonzbt she’d be at borne. Here's some Hill baa Uaned an order that fitg* be placed I ex-President Arthur'* funeral on behalf of
candy for you, Dick.” I at half-mast on the armories in the State, the Senate: John Sherman, Geo. F. Ed-
“Thanks awfully.” I ont of respect for ex-President Arthur, mands, John A. Logan, Wm. B. AUUon,
“Now, Dick. I want you to be a goed littU | He has also i-»ned a procUmaticn formally M. C. Butler, Jas. D. Cameron, D. W
friend of mins.” announcing Arthur s death, in which ho Yoorbsos, Warner Miller, Geo. G. Veal,
“Well Ill be careful not to let her know say*: i P. Gorman, Jo*. R. Hawley and Jas. K.
yon're coming." ■ “By the death of a distinguished citizen' Jones.
; : '
American OSce* la London Clotcd.
London, November 21.—Tbo offices of
tha United Btate* legation and tbo con
sulate general will be closed to-morrow as
a mark of respect for the Ute ex-President
Arthur. ________
IN HONOR OF DAVIS.
Church Erected nutbe Spot Id Tenues ice
Where llavis Was Horn.
Louisville, November 2).—To-morrow
there will be delivered at Fairview, on the
line of Christian end Todd eountiii, Ky., a
Baptist church, erected ou the site of the
building in which Jefferson Davis was bora.
The ground U contributed by D.vU for
tbe location of the church thereon. List
evening he arrived at CUrkesville an ronte
to Fairview to bo present at the dedieating
services. He will present the new chord*
with a solid silver communion set. The
dedication service will be delivered by Rev.
Dr. Strickland, of Nashville.
TWO BOYS Dfc.VOUItc.D bY WOLVES.
They Go Oat Hlckne] nut Hunt]ligand Never
Return-Clothing act! Hones Found.
Cuicaoo, November 18.—Two boys named
Flynn aud Myers, aged 16 and 15, went out
to gather hickorjrnuU mar Dtxter, Mo.,
last Monday. Not returning, search was
mads, and the elothinv and bones of one
were found, and evidence showing that
wolves had kilted and devoured the boys.
Stoddard and BoUioge r countich ur»? over
ran vith wo1vm» wLi:h are boccmin^ vtrr
bold aod r*pacioc*.